7.A caisson for closing the entrance to a dry dock is of trapezoidal from 16 m wide at the top and 12 m wide at the bottom and 8 m deep. Find the center of pressure on the caisson if the water on the outside is 1 m below the top level of the caisson and the dock is empty. A. 1.686 m B. 2.318 C. 2.0 m D. 4.56 m

7.A caisson for closing the entrance to a dry dock is of trapezoidal from 16 m wide at the top and 12 m wide at the bottom and 8 m deep. Find the center of pressure on the caisson if the water on the outside is 1 m below the top level of the caisson and the dock is empty. A. 1.686 m B. 2.318 C. 2.0 m D. 4.56 m

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